State profile · Near median Poor share

New York bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New York, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

19,132
Public bridges
26.5%
Good condition
6.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

19,132

Public highway bridges in New York

Good Condition

26.5%

5,061 bridges rated 7-9

-23.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.9%

1,320 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

New York vs national bridge condition

New York - Good condition share 26.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New York - Poor-condition share 23.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New York39%50.9%10.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New York (FHWA NBI)

Counties (62)

Albany 377 Allegany 400 Bronx 394 Broome 512 Cattaraugus 503 Cayuga 150 Chautauqua 587 Chemung 274 Chenango 258 Clinton 208 Columbia 256 Cortland 185 Delaware 450 Dutchess 341 Erie 1082 Essex 259 Franklin 188 Fulton 97 Genesee 174 Greene 231 Hamilton 88 Herkimer 257 Jefferson 318 Kings 308 Lewis 163 Livingston 175 Madison 175 Monroe 685 Montgomery 208 Nassau 443 New York 299 Niagara 297 Oneida 509 Onondaga 514 Ontario 187 Orange 505 Orleans 137 Oswego 238 Otsego 263 Putnam 113 Queens 755 Rensselaer 280 Richmond 202 Rockland 258 Saratoga 250 Schenectady 157 Schoharie 173 Schuyler 101 Seneca 64 St. Lawrence 326 Steuben 637 Suffolk 436 Sullivan 367 Tioga 228 Tompkins 193 Ulster 406 Warren 145 Washington 193 Wayne 99 Westchester 854 Wyoming 142 Yates 58

New York vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

HI

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

MT

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122
Selected

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York

Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355

BAILEY ROAD

Poor

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2

OLD STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77

FITCHES BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295

ELM ST EXTENSION

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52

CRANE STREET

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1.8 MI W JCT RT5 & RT7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 4,964

All Bridges in New York

FLUSHING MDOW PK

Poor

Over: TIDE GATE DAM

Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, NY

Built 1963 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5,718

PLANK ROAD

Poor

Over: POESTENKILL

5.5 MI E OF POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1988 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 921

SCHODACK LANDING R

Poor

Over: MUITZES KILL

4MI.S. CASTLETOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 524

RTE 32

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT RTS 32+44, Ulster, NY

Built 1915 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 4,358

WASHINGTON STREET

Poor

Over: FALL KILL CREEK

IN THE CITY OF PO:KEEPSIE, Dutchess, NY

Built 1925 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 9,456

NEW VERNON ROAD

Poor

Over: Metro North Railroad Por

.9 MILE NW OF HOWELLS, Orange, NY

Built 1969 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 1,498

KEENAN ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNKINS MARSH

3 MILES EAST OF HELENA, St. Lawrence, NY

Built 1902 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 68

UPPER LISLE ROAD

Poor

Over: OTSELIC RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF LISLE, Broome, NY

Built 1902 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 264

MADDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST CREEK

1.4 MI N OF STEPHENTOWN, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1950 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 45

County Road 16

Poor

Over: PLATTEKILL CREEK

5 MI.SE TANNERSVILLE, Greene, NY

Built 1895 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 351

PARK ROAD

Poor

Over: CONNETQUOT BROOK

CONNETQUOT RIVER ST PK, Suffolk, NY

Built 1900 Load: 9.8 t

VALLEY VIEW ROAD

Poor

Over: BASHBISH BROOK

AT COPAKE FALLS, Columbia, NY

Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 291

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL

Poor

Over: N BR MOOSE RIVER

1.5 MILES SE OF CARTER, Herkimer, NY

Built 1895 Load: 10.0 t

BEVERLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: NYCTA BRIGHTON LN

AT KENSINGTON, Kings, NY

Built 1907 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 12,582

OLD NORTH COURT ST

Poor

Over: OLD ERIE CANAL

N.WAMPSVILLE OVER CANAL, Madison, NY

Built 1865 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 21

BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: LONG ISLAND-PT WS

.5 MILE NE OF MANHASSET, Nassau, NY

Built 1898 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,088

SPROUT BROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: CANOPUS CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF PEEKSKILL, Putnam, NY

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,867

BLUE FACTORY RD

Poor

Over: BONESTEEL CREEK

3.0 MI NW POESTENKILL, Rensselaer, NY

Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 448

LOWE ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

.8 MI W HYNDSVILLE, Schoharie, NY

Built 1910 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 300

NO. BARRY AVENUE

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

AT MAMARONECK/ RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 7,948

WILLIAM STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

IN PORT CHESTER, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 500

RTE 23A

Poor

Over: KAATERSKILL CREEK

JCT SH23A/KAATERSKILL CRK, Greene, NY

Built 1925 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 4,644

MILL STREET

Poor

Over: QUASSAICK CREEK

IN NEWBURGH, Orange, NY

Built 1883 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 4,507

MARSHALL ROAD

Poor

Over: KENDIG CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF WATERLOO, Seneca, NY

Built 1950 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 600

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: ELLICOTT CREEK

0.75 MI SE JCT I-90'RT 78, Erie, NY

Built 1922 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 395

RTE 907H

Poor

Over: AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

.1 MILE N JCT I95 & BRP, Bronx, NY

Built 1951 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 112,038

DITMAR ROAD

Poor

Over: MUSKRAT CREEK

2 MILES NE OF WEEDSPORT, Cayuga, NY

Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 541

MORRISON ROAD

Poor

Over: STYLES BROOK

3.4 MI. EAST OF RTE. 9N, Essex, NY

Built 1996 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 41

SLAYTON SETTMT RD

Poor

Over: ERIE CANAL, SOUTH TRAIL,

4 MI W JCT SH271 & CANAL, Niagara, NY

Built 1911 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 673

HOUSER ROAD

Poor

Over: WEST BR MOHAWK RIVER

350' E of Rte 26, Oneida, NY

Built 1900 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1

BEALS ROAD

Poor

Over: Erie Canal Heritage Trai

2 MI E JCT BG CNL & SH 63, Orleans, NY

Built 1909 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 63

CR4

Poor

Over: BUTTERNUT CREEK

VILLAGE OF GILBERTSVILLE, Otsego, NY

Built 1901 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 436

RTE 212

Poor

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.5 MI W JCT RTS 212+375, Ulster, NY

Built 1930 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 5,208

CHURCH ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY ESOPUS CREEK

0.1 m NW NYS-28 and CR-47, Ulster, NY

Built 1998 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 16

GOODMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

1.3 MI NNW FORT ANN, Washington, NY

Built 1957 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 214

WEST STREET

Poor

Over: MNRR NH LINE

.8 MI N OF MAMARONECK RYE, Westchester, NY

Built 1887 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 4,094

LEWISBURG ROAD

Poor

Over: INDIAN RIVER

TR 14B & MAIN IMPACT AREA, Jefferson, NY

Built 1960 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: IDLEWILD CREEK

0.9 MI W OF CORNWALL, Orange, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 1,281

RTE 20

Poor

Over: BIG SISTER CREEK

0.8 MI NE JCT RTS 20 +323, Erie, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 6,893

PROSPECT STREET

Poor

Over: N CHUCTANUNDA CK

IN CITY OF AMSTERDAM, Montgomery, NY

Built 1912 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 3,960

BUTTS-WMS COR RD

Poor

Over: PLEASANT BROOK

2.2 MI SO OF EARLVILLE, Chenango, NY

Built 1936 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 626

SOUTH PARK DRIVE

Poor

Over: STARCH FACTORY CK

IN UTICA, Oneida, NY

Built 1925 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,830

WILLIAMS GROVE ROA

Poor

Over: DYKE CREEK

3 MILES NE OF WELLSVILLE, Allegany, NY

Built 1974 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 15

PINE STREET

Poor

Over: W.BRANCH TIOUGHNIOGA RIV

IN VILLAGE OF HOMER, Cortland, NY

Built 1878 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 158

CORBETT ROAD

Poor

Over: E BR DELAWARE RVR

1.2 MI SW OF COLCHESTER, Delaware, NY

Built 1926 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 441

BRICE ROAD

Poor

Over: MOYER CREEK

1.0 MI SW VLLGE FRANKFORT, Herkimer, NY

Built 1930 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

WOOD BATTLE ROAD

Poor

Over: COBB CREEK

3.1 MI S JCT RT 12, Lewis, NY

Built 1939 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 96

CARTER ROAD

Poor

Over: RUTGERS CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF JOHNSON, Orange, NY

Built 1929 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 428

BENTON HOLLOW RD

Poor

Over: BENTON HOLLOW BRK

1.9 MILES W OF PARKSVILLE, Sullivan, NY

Built 1968 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 78

TR57

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

4MI NE GARNET LAKE, Warren, NY

Built 1914 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 60

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